No person was ever honoured for what he received. Honour has been the reward for what he gave.    Calvin Coolidge

This is an organization I'd never heard of before, but after reading their story in the American Spectator , I am in awe of their volunt...

Photo courtesy of Yahoo. Click to enlarge the picture. Eleven year old Thomas McGahan, a Boy Scout, and his Cub Scout brother Nicholas, of ...

From the Guard Experience . Photo by SSG Russell Lee Klika Courtesy of SSG Russell Lee Klika 4/5/05, IRAQ – SGT Chad Crisp, LTC Mark Hart, a...

APOD brings us... This stunning aerial view shows the rugged snow covered peaks of a Himalayan mountain range in Nepal. The seventh-highes...

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.    Edumnd Burke

APOD brings us... Titan's odd spot could be a cloud, but if so, it's a persistent one. Peering into the thick, hazy atmosphere of S...

Peggy Noonan has a new column on OpinionJournal , and it's a great one. The best line: I don't know if politicians have ever been m...

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentimen...

I work for a company in a regulated industry (securities trading). Some of the regulations require certain of the company's computers t...

From Rantings of a Sandmonkey : Look, we as arabs/muslims/whatever can't just play the victim, decry that we are opressed and persecuted...

Mr. Chrenkoff does it again, in part 28 of his excellent "Good News from Iraq series . A teaser: American airmen are also currently tr...

APOD brings us... What causes small waves in Saturn's rings? Observations of rings bordering the Keeler gap in Saturn's rings showe...

This is the epitaph I want on my tomb: 'Here lies one of the most intelligent animals who ever appeared on the face of the earth.'  ...

APOD brings us... In 1997, Comet Hale-Bopp's intrinsic brightness exceeded any comet since 1811. Since it peaked on the other side of t...

From GrrlScientist at "Living the Scientific Life (or Scientist, Interrupted)", eight reasons why birdwatchers watch birds . Read...

From Lance in Iraq (more at this link): NOTE: This one may need to be explained to liberals. In this picture, the US is being portrayed as ...

One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike - and yet it is the most...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf is better...

You know you're from California if... 1. Your coworker has 8 body piercing's and none are visible. 2. You make over $300,000 and sti...